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2020 WAEC Commerce Theory The following information relates to Raisa's grocery store as of 31st December 2018. Stock -1st...

Commerce
WAEC 2020

The following information relates to Raisa's grocery store as of 31st December 2018.

Stock -1st January 2018 20,000
Purchases 150,000
Sales 230,000
Carriage inwards 4,000
Rent received 80,000
Salaries 29,000
Stock -31st December 2018  

You are required to calculate:
(a) cost of goods sold
(b) gross profit
(c) net profit
(d) percentage of gross profit

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Explanation
Trading, profit, and loss account
opening account -------------  20,000 sales ------------------230,000
Add purchases --------------  150,000  
                                            170,000  
Add carriage inwards-------  4,000   
cost of goods available-----174,000  
Less closing stock-----------  35,000  
cost of goods sold(wk1)---- 139,000  
Gross profit(wk2)-------------  91,000  
                                            230,000                                      230,000
EXPENDITURE Gross profit b/d---------   91,000
Salaries-----------------------   29,000  
Net profit c/d(wk3)---------    62,000  
                                            91,000                                       91,000
  Net profit b/d -----------    62,000

 

Workings:

i. Cost of goods sold = 139,000

ii. Gross profit = 91,000

iii. Net profit 62,000

iv. percentage of gross profit = \(\frac{\text{gross profit}}{sales}\) x 100%

= \(\frac{91,000}{230,000} \times \frac{100}{1}\) 

= 39.57%


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